Edward Akelman

Edward Akelman, M.D. is the Chief of the Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery Division of the Department of Orthopaedics at Rhode Island Hospital. He is Professor and Vice Chairman of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Dr. Akelman devotes his practice to hand, wrist and elbow injuries. He has expertise in caring for common hand problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as fractures, sports injuries, arthritis and nerve problems of the hand, wrist and elbow. Dr. Akelman has been honored many times with the America's Top Doctors Award in the field of Hand Surgery. He is currently President-Elect of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and will become President of this international society in September of 2012.